The Devil’s Bath is a long way around to tell an interesting bit of historical trivia. Could have gotten there quicker with a glance at a Wikipedia article… or thirty minute documentary. Or forty minutes less mopey wandering around in … Continue reading
Mads is a simulated single-take French horror film (on Shudder) and If I were rating it only on its technical prowess, it’d get a much better rating. But rating it on how it fills its time as a one shot … Continue reading
Outside is a Filipino Netflix family drama zombie horror film… and it really needed one of those descriptors removed to make this 2hr 20min flick work. Yes… another 2+ hour horror film… some work, others don’t. Guess which one this … Continue reading
I didn’t think much of the first Smile… called it a movie that borrowed from other better – and worse – movies while seeming like they thought they’d hit on something original. It wasn’t bad necessarily but it was so … Continue reading
Mr. Crocket has the smell of an old creepy pasta story… one that was already turned into a tv series called Channel Zero: Candle Cove. The idea of a half-remembered children’s tv show that was just a little off kilter … Continue reading
Well, I doubt anyone is gonna be watching this one who didn’t know what they were signing up for. If the axe-wielding killer clown without a dental plan doesn’t rat them out, the title Terrifier aught to get the point … Continue reading
As a film about a chef trying her best to succeed, this is a good film. As a spooky film about a chef in a haunted kitchen, it’s a little less so. As a story that eventually leans into a … Continue reading
Hold Your Breath is a generic title for a movie with an interesting, unique, and rarely mentioned time in American history… and with (the potential for) a unique villain <glances suspiciously at the dust I haven’t cleaned off my tv … Continue reading
For the first half of Platform 2, I was wondering what all the negativity was about. I kind of loved the first film for its simple social metaphor. It was a Twilight Zone / Black Mirror type message film but … Continue reading
V/H/S/Beyond is like all of the other V/H/S films… a mixed bag. Some good shorts, some bad… too many in the bad camp this late in the franchise’s life, honestly. In this case, the theme of the shorts is UFOs … Continue reading